AtomicCEO Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Right now I run a media center PC for my living room off an old 1.5Ghz laptop... but it's not ideal because it seems to overheat, and it's running all the time, and the power consumption isn't great. I think I'm going to try to get one of these things. According to what I'm reading... it can run XBMC (a great free media center, by the way) and play back all the media I have. Did you know that leaving a computer running in your house costs you about $30/month in electricity? I really have to do something about that. Sometimes I have 3 running. Has anyone ever used a PC like this? Or have any other recommendations? I think the ASUS Eee Box B202 is pretty comparable, but I don't think you can get it without a hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneymakers Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Did you know that leaving a computer running in your house costs you about $30/month in electricity? I really have to do something about that. Sometimes I have 3 running. your way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Did you know that leaving a computer running in your house costs you about $30/month in electricity? I really have to do something about that. Sometimes I have 3 running. your way off. so how much does it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Right now I run a media center PC for my living room off an old 1.5Ghz laptop... but it's not ideal because it seems to overheat, and it's running all the time, and the power consumption isn't great. I think I'm going to try to get one of these things. According to what I'm reading... it can run XBMC (a great free media center, by the way) and play back all the media I have. Did you know that leaving a computer running in your house costs you about $30/month in electricity? I really have to do something about that. Sometimes I have 3 running. Has anyone ever used a PC like this? Or have any other recommendations? I think the ASUS Eee Box B202 is pretty comparable, but I don't think you can get it without a hard drive. You can build a relatively cheap PC (micro if you really want but it might cost more for case) that has low power consumption. I do not think it costs $30 to keep a PC on. I have a Home Server, Music Server and my Home office PC on 24/7. I occasionally put on the laptop also. I doubt my bill is 50% due to these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 You can build a relatively cheap PC (micro if you really want but it might cost more for case) that has low power consumption. I do not think it costs $30 to keep a PC on. I have a Home Server, Music Server and my Home office PC on 24/7. I occasionally put on the laptop also. I doubt my bill is 50% due to these things. It depends heavily on how much wattage you use, and if you have any sleep mode or anything. My server is running 24/7 and estimates say that it does cost nearly $30/month. A computer that goes to sleep when you're not using it will obviously consume significantly less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I think I'm going to try to get one of these things. That's a pretty sweet looking nerd box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 It depends heavily on how much wattage you use, and if you have any sleep mode or anything. My server is running 24/7 and estimates say that it does cost nearly $30/month. A computer that goes to sleep when you're not using it will obviously consume significantly less. My Home Server eats up alot of wattage as it has 10 HDs in it and never goes to sleep. My music server only has 1 HD and low wattage components and never goes to sleep. My home PC does go to sleep. I guess I can plug in one of those wattage measuring things and calculate my monthly cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) My Home Server eats up alot of wattage as it has 10 HDs in it and never goes to sleep. W - T - F are you doing with this thing? Running your own web farm? Edited June 1, 2009 by Ursa Majoris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 W - T - F are you doing with this thing? Running your own web farm? I plan on taking over the world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I plan on taking over the world... ...just like we do every night Pinky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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